Estonia government loses majority
Estonia's governing coalition lost its parliamentary majority on August 10, 2026, after two members of parliament left parties belonging to the government. The defections reduced the coal...
Estonia's governing coalition lost its parliamentary majority on August 10, 2026, after two members of parliament left parties belonging to the government. The defections reduced the coal...
Foreign ministers and senior officials from Pacific Islands Forum countries failed to reach agreement on August 6, 2026, on a joint statement responding to China's recent ballistic missil...
The United Nations Security Council held its first straw poll on July 30, 2026, to evaluate candidates seeking to become the next secretary-general. The vote marked the beginning of the C...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party and stated that he would step down as prime minister once a successor is chosen. The announceme...
Large protests took place across Albania, particularly in Tirana and coastal regions, as opposition supporters, activists, and local communities gathered to express dissatisfaction with g...
Israeli political leaders and government officials expressed strong concerns following President Donald Trump's announcement of a new agreement with Iran intended to end hostilities and e...
In July 2026, a data exposure involving the private organization Dialog revealed information about members, event participants, and internal conference materials associated with the invit...
The Israel Defense Forces stated that fully disarming Hezbollah in Lebanon is not considered achievable under current military operations, according to reports published on April 3, 2026....
A proposed acquisition involving major United States media companies has prompted discussion about potential impacts on news coverage, including reporting on Israel. Shareholders of Warne...
Political positioning on Israel has become a more prominent issue within the Democratic Party in the United States ahead of upcoming midterm and presidential election cycles. Party figure...
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Pam Bondi is no longer serving as his attorney general, ending her tenure in the role, according to official statements. Bondi, a longtim...
On March 29, 2026, Israeli police initially barred senior Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the H...
On March 29, 2026, Israeli police prevented senior Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass. The Latin Patriarch of Jerus...
Iran names new supreme leader during Tehran airstrike fires On March 8, 2026, Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader of the Isla...
Ukrainian support deployed against Iranian drone attacks On March 5, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine would provide assistance to the United States and...
On March 4, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 357 to 65, with one member voting present and nine members not voting, on a motion to refer H. Res. 1100 to the House Committee o...
The United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026. The operation targeted Iranian military facilities, missile capabilities, government ...
U.S. and Israeli Military Operations in Iran Report Deaths on All Sides On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military operations against targets in Ira...
Donald Trump Says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Is Dead On February 28, 2026, United States President Donald Trump announced on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
On February 27, 2026, it was reported that Asher Hayon, former chief of staff to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has died at the age of 58. Hayon served as Netanyahu’s chief of...
On February 25, 2026, Nobel laureate Richard Axel announced he will resign from his role as co‑director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University following scr...
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On February 24, 2026, Bard College announced it had opened an independent review into the relationship between its longtime president Leon Botstein and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epst...
On February 24, 2026, Bill Gates spoke during a Gates Foundation town hall meeting and acknowledged that he had two extramarital affairs with Russian women while married to Melinda French...
There have been multiple reported incidents involving Christians and Christian holy places in Israel and the Palestinian territories, including isolated acts of harassment as well as hist...
U.S. ambassador urges belgium to halt prosecution of mohels in antwerp On February 18, 2026, the United States ambassador to Belgium publicly called on Belgian authorities to discontinue...
On February 16, 2026, hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker announced he will retire as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, effective immediately, after details of his affiliation wit...
Randy Fine under fire for saying dogs are more civilized than Muslims Florida State Representative Randy Fine faced public backlash following remarks in which he reportedly stated that “...
On February 15, 2026, a partial U.S. government shutdown dragged on as congressional Democrats and the White House failed to reach an agreement on federal funding, especially over immigra...
On February 13, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and opposition leader Pierre Poilievre stood hand in hand with community members at a candlelight vigil in the northern British C...
On February 12, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly demanded that Israeli President Isaac Herzog grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, thrusting himself into one of ...
Netanyahu joins Board of Peace ahead of Trump meeting in Washington On February 11, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel had formally joined the “Board o...
On February 11, 2026, state‑organised rallies marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran featured demonstrators burning a large statue described as “Baal,” a figu...
Head of Sweden’s UNHCR fundraising agency Joanna Rubinstein resigns after Epstein file revelations On February 7, 2026, Joanna Rubinstein stepped down from her role as chair of...
North Korea announces late‑February 9th Congress meeting On February 7, 2026, state media in North Korea reported that the country will convene its 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party in ...
International Criminal Court faces funding constraints amid expanded caseload On February 24, 2026, the International Criminal Court (ICC) reported that it is facing significan...
British Prime Minister apologizes to Epstein victims amid political fallout On February 5, 2026, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a public apology to victims o...
Chairman of law firm Paul Weiss resigns after release of emails linking him to Epstein On February 5, 2026, Brad Karp, chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, ...
Deadly pager explosion rocks Beirut, Lebanon On February 4, 2026, a large explosion involving a pager device occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, killing at least 27 people, including ...
European Union Approves New Sanctions on Belarus On February 4, 2026, the European Union formally approved a new sanctions package targeting Belarus in response to ongoing acti...
Political Realignments and Policy Decisions in Australia On February 3, 2026, Australian politics saw multiple developments with potential implications for national policy and ...
Canadian Liberals Launch Campaign Following Poilievre Leadership Review The Liberal Party of Canada announced a series of targeted campaign advertisements following the conclus...
Vietnam and EU Elevate Diplomatic Relations Amid Strategic Realignment On January 29, 2026, Vietnam and the European Union officially upgraded their diplomatic relationship, an...
On January 28, 2026, Israeli media outlets reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was presented with multiple opportunities in early 2023 to authorize an assassination of Yahya S...
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip remain under heavy strain as violence persists despite a ceasefire agreement. Health and aid officials report continued hostilities, restrictions on aid acc...
On January 27, 2026, Israeli military forces (IDF/IOF) carried out strikes in Gaza City that killed three Palestinian civilians, including a 17-year-old boy, despite an existing ceasefire...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a series of strikes against Hezbollah targets near Tyre in southern Lebanon, including weapons storage sites, command infrastructure, and suspect...
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC and its affiliated political action committees are major contributors in US federal elections. They support candidates across both parti...
Leaders at the 56th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, engaged in high-level discussions on global security, economic growth, and geopolitical competition. The forum took ...
On January 26, 2026, the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland concluded after a week of sessions involving global political and business leaders. The forum featured discussions...
On January 23, 2026, U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD), one of the longest-serving House Democratic leaders, publicly endorsed Maryland State Delegate Adrian Boafo as his successor f...
On January 23, 2026, Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court formally approved the resignation of President Rumen Radev, allowing him to step down before the end of his term, which was due to exp...
On January 23, 2026, U.S. lawmakers released an investigation accusing China of being the world’s largest perpetrator of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The report was...
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the northern city of Sakhnin against a wave of violent crime, extortion and perceived police inaction. The protest comes amid a general strike ...
The Nigerian government has established a new national anti-corruption oversight council aimed at increasing transparency in federal procurement and reducing systemic graft. The council w...
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the United States would not use military force in relation to Greenland and outlined a framework for...
Political tensions intensified today at the World Economic Forum in Davos as disagreements between the United States and several European nations dominated discussions. Controversial stat...
European Officials Reject U.S. Tariff Blackmail and Push for Unity European finance ministers from Germany and France publicly rejected U.S. tariff threats as “blackmail” amid rising ten...
Trump Links Greenland Push to Nobel Snub, EU Considers Retaliatory Tariffs On January 19, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump linked his campaign to assert control over Greenland to his fa...
On January 17, 2026, European Union capitals prepared a package of tariffs and market restrictions worth up to 93 billion euros aimed at the United States in response to President Donald ...
Board of Peace for Gaza Date: Ongoing as of January 2026 Description: The Board of Peace is a U.S.-led international body announced by President Donald Trump to oversee governance,...
On January 15, 2026, U.S. federal authorities signaled potential consideration of the Insurrection Act following escalating unrest in Minneapolis related to federal law enforcement operat...
On January 15, 2026, tensions between the United States and Iran escalated following renewed threats from U.S. leadership and regional military repositioning. Iran temporarily closed port...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on December 29, 2025. Discussions addressed developments in Gaza, regional diplo...
In December 2025, more than 1,000 evangelical Christian pastors and influencers from the United States made a coordinated visit to Israel, described by organizers as the largest delegatio...
On November 21, 2025, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican congresswoman from Georgia known for her outspoken views, announced she will resign from the U.S. House of Repres...
Colombian authorities removed 17 children from the Lev Tahor sect following reports from international child protection agencies regarding neglect and coercive practices within the commun...
Syrian transitional President Ahmad al‑Sharaa makes historic White House visit Syrian transitional President Ahmad al‑Sharaa visited the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 10, 2...
Netanyahu Meets Trump in Washington Following United Nations Session Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on September 29, 2025, f...
Romanian Survivors File Lawsuits Against Harvest Christian Fellowship and Pastor Greg Laurie In September 2025, multiple Romanian men filed federal civil lawsuits in the United...
Haim Yosef David Abergel is an Israeli rabbi from Netivot, Israel, and the son of Rabbi Yoram Abergel. He is associated with Haredi religious communities and has been involved in educatio...
Trump Armenia–Albania Confusion Statement On August 8, 2025, United States President Donald Trump announced at the White House a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan aimed at r...
Netanyahu Meets Trump at White House Amid Ceasefire Negotiations Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on July 7, 2025. The me...
On July 7, 2025, Israeli settlers allegedly carried out an arson attack near the historic Church of St. George—one of the oldest Christian sites in the West Bank—and the adjacent cemetery...
2025 NATO Summit in The Hague Focuses on Defence Spending and Strategic Cooperation The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held its 2025 summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June ...
Fake Explosives Plot Near Sydney: Staged Hoax with Jewish Targets List (Australia, 2025) In May 2025, New South Wales Police discovered an abandoned trailer in a rural area nea...
Netanyahu Visits White House to Discuss Trade and Gaza Developments Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 7, 2025. Th...
Robert Morris, an American televangelist and founder of Gateway Church in Texas, pleaded guilty in 2025 to charges related to child sexual abuse, according to court records. Morris, who h...
Netanyahu Meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago Following Inauguration Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on February 4, 2025. Th...
International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Israeli Leaders On 21 November 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister B...
On July 24, 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of the United States Congress in Washington, D.C. The speech focused on Israel’s ongoing war on innoc...
Federal authorities in the United States sentenced three senior leaders of the Lev Tahor sect to lengthy prison terms following convictions for kidnapping and child sexual exploitation of...
Nikki Haley writes “Finish Them” on Israeli artillery shell during Israel visit On May 28, 2024, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Republican presidential candid...
On February 7, 2024, Verónica Abad, Vice President of Ecuador, visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem. She prayed at the site and signed the visitors’ book, leaving a message during her vi...
On January 16, 2024, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie stated in interviews and campaign remarks that Jared Kushner played a role in his removal from a federal transition position...
Audio recording surfaces of Ehud Barak discussing immigration policy with Jeffrey Epstein An audio recording reported to feature former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in conversation ...
BRICS Bloc Expands as New Members Join Amid Push to Reshape Global Order The BRICS group of emerging economies formally expanded on January 1, admitting new member states as pa...
U.S. Representative Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, drew attention on Capitol Hill when he appeared in an Israel Defense Forces (ID...
African Union Becomes Permanent Member of G20, Expanding Voice of Global South The African Union was formally admitted as a permanent member of the Group of Twenty (G20) during...
Stephen Weiss is an American rabbi who served as senior rabbi at B’nai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike, Ohio, United States. He had been affiliated with the congregation since 2001 a...
On July 10, 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under intense scrutiny regarding the federal government’s decision to award a $912 million student volunteer grant program to...
On June 17, 2020, President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson of Iceland visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The visit took place during an international gathering of heads of state attending the ...
In the days following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody on May 25, 2020, large-scale protests erupted across Minneapolis and rapidly spread to cities throughout the ...
On January 23, 2020, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, and joined a prayer for peace. The visit occurred during an official trip to t...
Ari Ben-Menashe Claims Epstein Island Was Entirely an Intelligence Operation Aimed at Controlling Powerful Figures Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli military intelligence offic...
Time magazine named Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as its Person of the Year on December 11, 2019. She was recognized for her global environmental activism and influence on clima...
Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier, was arrested on July 6, 2019, by federal authorities in New York for sex trafficking of minors. Epstein had previously faced charges in Florida in ...
Authorities in Wisconsin and New York investigated the Lev Tahor sect after reports of restricted schooling, limited medical access, and strict internal control over children. Children...
European Jewish Congress Recommendation on Contextual Notes in Bible and Qur’an On 23 November 2018, the European Jewish Congress (EJC) presented a document titled “An End to A...
On May 24, 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem during an official state visit to Israel. Macron placed his hands on the stones in a gesture of res...
On May 22, 2017, President Donald Trump visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, during his first foreign trip as president. He placed a written note into the cracks of the wall, fo...
Casey Wasserman appointed chair of LA 2028 Olympic organizing committee On January 14, 2015, sports executive Casey Wasserman was named chairman of the Los Angeles bid committee for the ...
Quebec youth protection services removed multiple children from the Lev Tahor sect citing neglect, malnutrition, and unregistered schooling. The sect relocated families across provinces t...
Mordechai Elon was a prominent Religious Zionist rabbi in Israel, known for his leadership roles in yeshivot, public lectures, and media appearances. He was considered an influential reli...
Moshe Katsav, the 8th President of Israel, served in office from 2000 to 2007. Following allegations made by multiple women who worked with him during his time as a public official, Katsa...
Barbara Lerner Spectre Quote On Europe And Multiculturalism On July 13, 2010, Barbara Lerner Spectre, an American academic and founding director of the Paideia, European Institut...
Senator Robert Byrd eulogy connections and affiliations Senator Robert Byrd, a longtime U.S. Senator from West Virginia, passed away on June 28, 2010. Byrd had a documented history of me...
They hate white people “The goal of abolishing the White race is, on its face, so desirable that some may find it hard to believe th...
On July 24, 2009, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a large-scale public corruption and money laundering investigation involving arrests of political figures and religio...
In July 2009, federal authorities in New Jersey arrested 44 individuals, including five rabbis, in a large-scale corruption and money laundering investigation conducted by the Federal Bur...
Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50 in Los Angeles, California, from acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication administered by his personal ph...
On May 11, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem during a papal trip to the Holy Land. He touched the stones of the wall and offered prayers, following traditional...
Richard Williamson was a British traditionalist Catholic bishop who became widely known for his involvement in controversies related to the Catholic Church and his public statements about...
Former student brings case against Orthodox yeshiva in New York for historical misconduct On March 12, 2026, a former student of a Williamsburg, Brooklyn Orthodox yeshiva filed a civil l...
Joel Engelman files civil suit alleging historical abuse in Brooklyn On August 27, 2008, Joel Engelman, then 23 years old and residing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, filed a civil la...
On March 31, 2008, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Jerusalem, Israel, during an official diplomatic trip. She went to the Western Wall, a significant religious and cultural site i...
Netanyahu Comments On United States Influence In 2001 Recording In mid-2001, Benjamin Netanyahu was recorded speaking with a group of Israeli settlers in the West Bank settleme...
On July 23, 1994, President Bill Clinton visited Jerusalem, Israel, during an official presidential trip. As part of his visit, he went to the Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall...
The Fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, marked a pivotal moment in world history, symbolizing the collapse of the Cold War division between East and West Germany. The Berlin Wall...
Gnaeus Julius Agricola was appointed governor of Roman Britain, replacing the previous administration. His governorship marked an era of military and administrative consolidation in the n...
11 December 1990 — Albania's communist leadership accepts the legalization of independent political parties. The decision effectively ends the political monopoly created after World War II.
21–31 January 1920 — Albanian political leaders meet at Lushnjë to reassert sovereignty and resist foreign plans that threatened partition. The congress creates new national institutions ...
January–June 1919 — Allied leaders negotiate borders, reparations, military restrictions, mandates and a new international organization. Wilson's language of self-determination raises eno...
3 November 1918 — Sailors at Kiel revolt after naval leaders attempt to send the fleet into a final battle. The mutiny spreads into a wider revolutionary movement as workers' and soldiers...
August–November 1918 — Germany and its allies face military retreat, shortages, exhaustion and growing political instability. Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary leave the wa...
December 1916–January 1917 — German naval and military leaders conclude that unrestricted submarine warfare may force Britain out of the war. They understand that the policy may provoke A...
August 1916–October 1918 — Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff become the dominant figures in Germany's Supreme Army Command. Their influence extends far beyond battlefield operation...
28 July–4 August 1914 — European armies activate enormous prearranged railway timetables to mobilize millions of soldiers. Military planners argue that delaying mobilization could allow a...
7–23 July 1914 — Austro-Hungarian leaders debate how to transform the Sarajevo assassination into a confrontation with Serbia. Officials increasingly favor demands severe enough to justif...
July 1914 — Russian leaders view Serbia as both a political partner and a test of Russian great-power credibility in the Balkans. Previous retreats in regional crises make another diploma...
10 June 1878 — Albanian political and religious leaders gather in Prizren as the Ottoman Empire faces defeat and territorial losses following the Russo-Turkish War. They fear that territo...
17 January 1468 — Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg dies at Lezhë after more than two decades as the central figure of Albanian resistance to Ottoman expansion. His leadership had helped unite ...
2 March 1444 — Albanian nobles gather at Lezhë and form a military alliance under Skanderbeg's leadership. The League coordinates forces against Ottoman expansion while its member familie...
1942–1945 armaments leadership — Albert Speer becomes Reich Minister of Armaments and War Production in 1942. His ministry attempts to rationalize industrial output, standardize productio...
1942–1945 armaments leadership — Albert Speer becomes Reich Minister of Armaments and War Production in 1942. His ministry attempts to rationalize industrial output, standardize productio...
6 August 1945 — An American B-29 drops the uranium bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima. The explosion and fire destroy much of the city and kill tens of thousands of people immediately, with man...
9 August 1945 — The United States drops the plutonium bomb Fat Man on Nagasaki. Tens of thousands are killed immediately or in the following months. The attack occurs on the same day Sovi...
20 April 1945 — Soviet artillery begins shelling central Berlin as forces close around the German capital. Street fighting becomes intense while Nazi leaders remain inside the city. Germa...
The Council on Foreign Relations provided a continuing institutional forum where scholars, government officials, business leaders and other participants discussed international affairs. T...
David Rockefeller became chairman of the Trilateral Commission's North American group in 1977. The leadership role continued until 1991.
David Rockefeller became chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations in 1970, beginning a period of substantial Rockefeller involvement in the organization's leadership and development.
David Rockefeller joined Chase National Bank in 1946 after World War II and rose through its leadership. He became president of the bank in 1961 and chairman of the board and chief execut...
David Rockefeller was a principal founder of the Trilateral Commission and subsequently held a senior leadership position within its North American group. His role provides a direct insti...
The annual Davos meeting developed from the European Management Forum and became a recurring venue where political leaders, corporate executives, academics and other influential participa...
1926–1989 reign — Hirohito is emperor throughout Japan's expansion in China and the Pacific War. The exact nature of his political responsibility remains the subject of extensive historic...
18 October 1936 — Hermann Göring receives sweeping authority over the Four Year Plan. The program aims to increase German self-sufficiency, expand synthetic fuel and rubber production and...
29 September 1918 — Germany's Supreme Army Command concludes that the military situation has become unsustainable and urges political leaders to seek an armistice. The request is one of t...
5 July 1914 — Austro-Hungarian envoy Alexander Hoyos receives powerful assurances in Berlin that Germany will support Vienna if it acts against Serbia, even if Russian intervention widens...
1 February 1917 — Germany begins unrestricted submarine attacks against shipping approaching Allied-controlled waters. German naval leaders believe U-boats can reduce British imports enou...
1915–1918 naval leadership — Admiral Henning von Holtzendorff is a powerful advocate for unrestricted submarine warfare. In late 1916 he argues that U-boats can reduce British shipping su...
1940–1944 senior Japanese leadership — General Hideki Tojo becomes Japanese prime minister in October 1941 as negotiations with the United States approach collapse. He supports continued ...
15 August 1945 — Emperor Hirohito's recorded voice is broadcast to the Japanese population announcing acceptance of Allied surrender terms. The decision follows intense disagreement withi...
30 March 1941 — Hitler addresses senior military officers and presents the coming war against the Soviet Union as an ideological struggle requiring destruction of Bolshevik leadership and...
4 May 1943 — German leaders debate when and whether to attack the Kursk salient. Hitler postpones the offensive partly to wait for additional Panther and Tiger tanks. The delay gives Sovi...
5 November 1937 — Hitler meets senior military and foreign-policy leaders and discusses Germany's need for territorial expansion. The surviving memorandum records Austria and Czechoslovak...
5 November 1937 — Adolf Hitler addresses senior military and foreign-policy leaders and discusses Germany's need for territorial expansion. The surviving memorandum records Hitler present...
23 May 1915 — Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary after joining the Allied side through the secret Treaty of London. Italian leaders expect territorial gains along the Adriatic and Alpi...
18 September 1931 — Japanese officers use the Mukden Incident as a pretext for military expansion into Manchuria. Japanese forces rapidly occupy the region and later establish the puppet ...
30 June 1934 — Hitler orders the killing of SA leaders and other perceived political enemies. Ernst Röhm and numerous others are murdered without trial. The purge reassures conservative m...
Beginning in 1977, David Rockefeller served as chairman of the Trilateral Commission's North American group. He remained associated with that leadership position for many years, extending...
30 July 1914 — Tsar Nicholas II approves general mobilization of Russian forces after growing alarm over Austria-Hungary's attack on Serbia. Russian leaders fear that partial mobilization...
30 January 1933 — The Sturmabteilung operates as the Nazi Party's mass paramilitary organization and uses intimidation and street violence against political opponents. After Hitler gains ...
3 July 1941 — Stalin addresses the Soviet population and invokes defense of the motherland as well as socialist ideology. Soviet propaganda increasingly draws upon Russian history, patrio...
31 August 1939 — German operatives stage a fake Polish attack on the radio station at Gleiwitz and other frontier incidents as part of efforts to manufacture a propaganda justification fo...
28 November 1943 — Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet together for the first time. Stalin presses strongly for a second front in Western Europe, and the Western Allies confirm plans for...
David Rockefeller established the Trilateral Commission in 1973 with the objective of encouraging cooperation among business leaders, academics and political figures from North America, W...
16 July 1945 — The United States detonates the world's first nuclear device at the Trinity test site in New Mexico. The successful plutonium implosion test proves that the Manhattan Proje...
27 September 1940 — Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. The agreement recognizes German and Italian leadership in a European order and Japanese leadership in a wider East A...
26 July 1941 — Following Japan's movement into southern French Indochina, the United States freezes Japanese assets. British and Dutch measures follow, and Japanese access to imported oil...
Untitled3 April 1939 — German military leaders receive instructions to prepare Fall Weiss, the operational plan for attacking Poland. The target date is set so preparations can be complet...
1917–1918 wartime revolutionary leadership — Lenin returns to Russia after the February Revolution and argues for transfer of power to the soviets, withdrawal from the war and socialist r...
1 August 1944 — The Polish Home Army launches an uprising against German occupation as Soviet forces approach Warsaw. Polish leaders hope to liberate the capital before Soviet-backed auth...
4 February 1945 — At Yalta, the Western Allies and Soviet Union remain military partners but increasingly disagree about Poland and the political future of Eastern Europe. Stalin seeks st...
15 August 1945 — Japan's surrender followed Hiroshima, Soviet entry into the war, Nagasaki, severe economic strangulation and years of conventional military defeat. Historians continue de...